How To Ride An E-Mountain Bike – Chapter 3: Assisted Living
This is the most important chapter in our series and this is the most-important tip: Think of the motor as a gentle push on your back, not a kick in the butt. Treat the motor…
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How To Ride An E-Mountain Bike – Chapter 4: Climbing To The Top
Climbing is when you realize your E-mountain bike is worth its weight in gold. There is nothing more exhilarating than hitting a climb at a tempo and pace that an Olympic cyclist would struggle to…
How To Ride An E-Mountain Bike – Chapter 5: Descending
If you choose the proper cog, you shouldn’t need any motor assist at all on a descent but your E-mountain bike gives you a distinct advantage over non-motorized mountain bikes: A lower center of gravity.…
How To Ride An E-Mountain Bike – Chapter 6: Cornering
Riding an E-mountain bike is different from riding a non-motorized mountain bike and nowhere is that more obvious than in corners. Doesn’t matter if you are going up, down or on level ground. Please refer…
How To Ride An E-Mountain Bike – Chapter 7: Trail Obstacles
Encountering obstacles along the trail may be the one time you find yourself wishing for a non-motorized mountain bike. What are obstacles? We are talking about the occasional curb-sized rock, water bar, rain rut, downed…
1964 Trike Running When Parked Project
A custom-made, one-of-two-ever-made, running-when-parked trike is, as W.C Fields said, "like an Elephant. It is fun to look at, but I wouldn't want to own one." And like Mert Lawwill said, "finding spare parts is…
Mystery Harley-Davidson Graces Another Album Cover
Found another. A niche in my motorcycle-on-the-cover album collection is that of a distinct red Harley-Davidson with a white saddle, sissy bar and fishtail exhaust pipes. The bike is sometimes straddled by two people (who…
Sweet Vintage Trials Bike A Great Project
If you are into vintage trials riding, stop delaying and scoop up this gem. Look close and you'll see a bike that is well preserved and complete. Even if you don't want to get it…
Why I Avoid Driving In LA At All Costs
Just Another LA Day: Yellow means traffic is moving slow and red means it is a parking lot. At least it slows down high-speed pursuits. Too bad that L.A.'s ambitious bicycle infrastructure, like the California…
Robyn Hitchcock Deserves So Much Better
How does someone with the talent, charisma and charm of Robyn Hitchcock get booked into Ojai's Deer Lodge? It was not fair to Robyn, his partner, Emma Swift or to the fans who came to…